Fight or Flee (episode)

The Decepticons conquer Paradron, a world inhabited by pacifistic Autobots.

Detailed synopsis

In space, Cyclonus and Scourge are persuing Air Raid. Following him into an astroid field, the two Decepticons are surprised to see the other Aerialbots. In the firefight, Scourge is damaged, so Cyclonus argues that they charge them. However, the Aerialbots form Superion, further damaging the Decepticons. Cyclonus spots a vortex and decide to take refugee in it. Flying through it, they find a planet that looks similar to Cybertron during the Golden Age. Further analysis is discontinued, however, as they crash hard.

Nursed back to health by the natives, the Decepticons discover that the planet, called Paradron, is inhabited by Autobots. Sandstorm greets the two Decepticons, explaining their pacifistic ways, but Cyclonus and Scourge get a little too much Energon...of which the planet has an unlimited supply. Contacting Chaar, they inform Galvatron of the discovery. Sandstorm calls an assembly, warning the others that Cyclonus and Scourge are dangerous, but they ignore his warnings. However, the Decepticons arrive, and declare the planet a part of the Decepticon Empire. Naturally, the Paradrons don't agree with that, claiming that the planet is a democracy. Galvatron shoots the dissenter. Taken to a prison, Sandstorm manages to escape, but Brawl and Razorclaw follow him. They knock him off a bridge, but Sandstorm flies away, and manages to lose the two Decepticons. Heading for a long abandoned spaceship, Sandstorm manages to power it up and take of, narrowly avoiding Divebomb.

Making contact with the Autobots, Sandstorm explains that his ancestors left Cybertron during the fourth great war to escape the violence. The Autobots, knowing that they can't let the Decepticons have Paradron's Energon, head for the planet. By now, the Decepticons have dug in, and are using the Paradrons as slave labor. Detecting their ship, the Decepticons destroy the Autobots, but they actually used the ship as a decoy. Ultra Magnus takes a team to secure the Energon, while Rodimus Prime takes Springer, Sandstorm, and Sky Lynx to rescue the prisoners. Breaking through the prison defenses, the Autobots present the Paradrons with weapons, but they are reluctant to fight. Sandstorm claims that the forefathers would fight as well. The Autobot leader gives them a simpler choice: fight or flee. Reluctantly, the Paradrons take up arms.

Unfortunately, the Decepticons control over the planet is too firm. Unwilling to let them have the planet, Rodimus orders Ultra Magnus to destroy the Energon core, which would destroy the planet. Sandstorm objects at first, but is okay when he learns that the Paradrons can live on Cybertron. Using escape pods, the Paradrons flee the planet, while Magnus and Sandstorm head for the core. Planting a timed bomb, the two Autobots high tail it out of there. Galvatron sneers at their cowardice, then remember that Magnus is anything but a coward. Realizing that something is wrong, Galvatron orders the Decepticons to abandon the planet.

From space, the Autobots watch the planet explode. Sandstrom remarks that even in death, it's still beautiful. Rodimus callously says that Cybertron is better anyway. Primus wept.

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Other notes

Animation and/or technical glitches

• When the Autobots are meeting on Paradon's moon, Ironhide is seen among the group looking at Rodimus Prime. How the hell did he get better?
• Bruticus is shown as being only a few feet taller than Galvatron.

Continutity errors

• Although this episode gives Sandstorm's origin, he first appeared in Starscream's Ghost. Wonder why?
• When contacting Chaar, only Soundwave and a Constructicon are shown, yet the voice that speaks is clearly Shrapnel. He even uses Shrapnel's unique repetition of dialogue.
• Bruticus talks like Cyclonus in this episode.
• Brawl is shown helping a Predacon man a large gun at the same time as Bruticus is with Galvatron.
• Sandstorm claims his ancestors left during the fourth great war. According to Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4, the current war is the third.

Transformers references

• Paradron would appear in Dreamwave's Micromaster comics, and be the location of an important plot device.

Real-world references

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Miscellaneous trivia

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External links

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